MAES – J’voulais (English lyrics)

Intro :
Tell it to me, tell it to me, tell it to me
Tell it to me, tell it to me, tell it to me

1st verse :
I wanted to live Eden Hazard’s life
I ended up on the dope spot, far from the right path
I lurk around in town, I count over the losses
I get paranoid whenever she puts on make-up
The cops are watching me, I’m in a tight spot
I’m in the staircase with all the fiends
You’re gonna do the opposite of what I say, and you want my advice
Have we ever been to war together for you to call me “my friend” ?

Chorus :
Tell it to me, tell it to me
Tell it to me, tell it to me
Tell it to me, tell it to me
If we gotta smoke them, tell it to me
I just got out of prison, I haven’t got my life together yet
I’ve been around more flour than a baker
I’ve got a lump in my throat, I didn’t have breakfast
I’ve been chased 4 times by the cops this morning

2nd verse :
Let’s talk about the people that surround me
Who will be there for my mother, if they ever bury me ?
There’s the pigeons, there’s eagles and there’s the vultures
I’ve done the turn of “Ile de France”, feet grounded
There’s too many liars, act like a snake to me and I’ll shoot
But they refuse to take you on one-on-one, and sweat
We loved death, they loved life
I wanted to kick my feet back in a stilt house

1st bridge :
Tell it to me, tell it to me, tell it to me
If I gotta smoke them, tell it to me

2nd chorus :
We had to try everything, we had to make a killing
I’ve got tons of things on my mind, I want to see them come to life
We had to try everything, we had to make a killing
I’ve got tons of things on my mind, I want to see them come to life
We had to try everything, we had to make a killing
I’ve got tons of things on my mind, I want to see them come to life

3rd verse :
We haven’t been through the same things
We don’t have the same souvenirs
We didn’t slang the same doses
If I ever smoke you, who will hold me back ?
Need money, I swim where you have no reach
I’m without shoe laces, the streets got a hold of me

3rd chorus :
Tell it to me, tell it to me
Tell it to me, tell it to me
Tell it to me, tell it to me
If I have to smoke them, tell it to me
I just got out of jail, I’m dropping two verses
I’m on Paris, they ask about me like Mbappé
I’m in the tom-tom, I slang quality
Pure from rem-ton, so you have no idea

2nd bridge :
Four, five, six kilos of coke
You’re gonna need more to impress me
Bang bang bang, I’m firing shots in the crowd
Who wants to run their mouth ?
I’m near your window
No time to say goodbye to the woman who saw you born
I’m in the darkness
My heart is talking to me but I listen to her lips

2nd chorus :
We had to try everything, we had to make a killing
I’ve got tons of things on my mind, I want to see them come to life
We had to try everything, we had to make a killing
I’ve got tons of things on my mind, I want to see them come to life
We had to try everything, we had to make a killing
I’ve got tons of things on my mind, I want to see them come to life

Outro :
Tell it to me, tell it to me
Tell it to me, tell it to me
Tell it to me, tell it to me
If I have to smoke them, tell it to me
Tell it to me, tell it to me
Tell it to me, tell it to me
Tell it to me, tell it to me
If I have to smoke them, tell it to me